The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

In The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, William Kamkwamba tells the remarkable, true story of his inspirational journey through childhood poverty and crippling starvation to become a scientist-inventor and university graduate. Narrated in the first person and written in direct, unadorned prose, readers will learn how William taught himself science by reading forgotten textbooks from the library, and how, by using scrap metal, tractor parts, and bicycle halves, he fashioned a windmill to generate electricity. William’s tenacity and unerring drive to learn and to improve the lives of those in his rural Malawian community will inspire readers of all ages.